History
The PA profession originated in this country.
What is the United States?
Stands for the intensive classroom portion of PA school.
What is the didactic phase?
The letters PA stand for this title.
What is a physician assistant/associate?
National PA week is celebrated during this month
What is October?
PAs can work in primary care, surgery, emergency medicine, and many other areas known as these?
What are medical specialties?
This university established the first PA program in 1965.
What is Duke University?
This phase of PA school involves supervised clinical rotations.
What is the clinical phase?
PAs can prescribe medications, subject to these requirements.
What are state laws/regulations?
National PA week begins on this date
What is October 6th?
This document summarizes a patient's medical history, examination findings, assessment, and plan.
What is a clinical note?
This physician is considered the founder of the PA profession
Who is Dr. Eugene Stead?
Students practice taking medical histories and performing physical exams in this type of course.
What is clinical skills or physical diagnosis?
This national certification exam is taken by PA graduates, seeking initial certification.
What is the PANCE?
This professional organization represents PAs nationally
What is the AAPA?
These letters appear after the name of a PA who holds current NCCPA certification.
What is PA-C?
The first PA class graduated this year.
What is 1967?
This describes a structured, hands-on examination using standardized patients.
What is an OSCE?
This organization certifies PAs in the United States.
What is the NCCPA?
This healthcare setting is one of many where PAs can practice under extremely sterile conditions.
What is operating room?
This oath-like statement outlines professional commitments for PAs.
What is the PA Professional Oath?
The first PA program recruited students primarily from this group of healthcare professionals.
Who are military corpsmen?
This organization accredits entry-level PA education programs in the US.
What is ARC-PA?
Unlike doctors, PAs are generally educated under this type of medical model rather than completing a physician residency?
What is the generalist medical model?
This date is the birthday (and beginning of PA week) of PA profession founder Dr. Eugene Stead
What is October 6th?
This term describes the process of maintaining professional competence through ongoing educational acitivites.
What is continuing medical education (CME)?